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Hitting the Pacific Northwest first with stops in Washington and Oregon, the tour made its way to the Bay Area last night in San Jose, Calif.

Two Virgin Mobile kiosks or "activation sites" were set up so fans could take photos of themselves, many of them dressed in homemade Gaga garb.

Those who were there that night and tagged their Instagram photos with the hashtag #BreakFree could scoop up photo prints at the sites as well.

In addition, Virgin "Angels," identified by branded jackets and red, bedazzled shoulder pads, roamed the crowd to demo the handset and take photos of concert goers.

The promotion culminated near the end of the night, when Lady Gaga used a Galaxy S2 4G handset onstage to call one randomly chosen fan at the HP Pavillion. While on the phone, Gaga informed the fan, a 42-year-old mother of two, that a $5,000 donation will be made on her behalf to a local charity in San Jose. She also added that come the end of the concert, they can both share a bottle of whiskey together.

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The 4G smartphone has a 4.52-inch touch screen and a dual-core processor, and runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Though we haven't reviewed the unit on Virgin's network, you can read more about the handset in our Boost Mobile review.

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